MUNRO, George McKay McLeay
(Service number 47171)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 05/10/1872 | Place of Birth | Moeraki (Hampden) |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Danebury, Mayfield | ||
| Occupation | Farmhand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs D. MUNRO (mother), Kingsdown, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 August 1929 | Age | 56 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George McKay McLeay Munro was the third son of Donald and Annie (née Ross) Munro. George started his education at St Andrews School, transferring to the new school at Kingsdown in 1882. Mr and Mrs Munro had settled at Kingsdown (Dalmore Farm) in 1878. George M. M. Munro embarked from Liverpool on 16 November 1917 by the “Ruahine” and arrived back in New Zealand on 6 January 1918.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 November 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [09 November 2019]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [09 November 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Timaru District Council) [09 November 2019]; Timaru Herald, 8 January 1918 (Papers Past) [22 November 2013]
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